Latveria
fictional country in Marvel Comics
Latveria is a fictional country appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is depicted within the storylines of Marvel's comic titles as a small, isolated European country ruled by the fictional Supreme Lord Doctor Doom, supposedly located in the Banat region. It is surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains, and also borders fictional Symkaria (home of Silver Sable) to the south. Its capital is Doomstadt.
Publication history
Latveria first appeared in Fantastic Four Annual #2, which was published in 1964. Victor von Doom is the ruler of Latveria. Though he has been dethroned a number of times, Doom has invariably managed to return to the throne of his country within a matter of months.
History
Located in Southeastern Europe, Latveria was formed out of land annexed from southern Hungary centuries before, and possibly land from Serbia.
Doom's style of rule can best be described as an absolute monarchy, as it was revealed that there is no legislature. Doom has devices throughout Latveria to watch his people and even has hidden weapons to prevent them leaving without his consent.
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